Hamble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hamble Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Hamble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries since 2024
South East England - Hamble Valley constituency.svg
Boundary of Hamble Valley in South East England
County Hampshire
Electorate 76,902 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Paul Holmes (Conservative)
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Hamble Valley is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. [3] It is represented by Paul Holmes of the Conservative Party, who served as the MP for Eastleigh from 2019 to 2024.

Contents

Boundaries

Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was defined as comprising the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: [4]

Following a local government boundary review in Fareham which became effective in May 2024, [5] the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:

The seat straddles the River Hamble estuary and covers the following areas:

Members of Parliament

Eastleigh and Fareham prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Paul Holmes Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hamble Valley [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Holmes 19,671 36.4 −25.8
Liberal Democrats Prad Bains14,86927.5+6.4
Labour Devina Paul8,75316.2+2.6
Reform UK Caroline Gladwin8,21615.2N/A
Green Kate Needham2,3104.3+1.2
Hampshire Ind. Binka Griffin1850.3N/A
Majority4,8028.9−32.3
Turnout 54,00467.1−7.1
Registered electors 80,537
Conservative hold Swing −16.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 35,49762.2
Liberal Democrats 12,00921.1
Labour 7,73913.6
Green 1,7963.1
Turnout57,04174.2
Electorate76,902

See also

References

  1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. "Eastleigh MP selected to stand in new Hamble Valley constituency in next election". Daily Echo. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  5. LGBCE. "Fareham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  6. "Seat Details - Hamble Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  7. "New Seat Details – Hamble Valley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  8. Wannell, Andrew (7 June 2024). "Election of a Member of Parliament for Hamble Valley Constituency" (PDF). Retrieved 9 June 2024 via Fareham Borough Council.
  9. "Election Restults of a Member of Parliament for Hamble Valley". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  10. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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